QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURES FOR EFFICIENT PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION, AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME

摘要

Nanomaterials having a reduced wetting layer, methods of making the nanomaterials and uses of the nanomaterials. The nanomaterials with reduced wetting layer can be used in optoelectronic devices and photovoltaic devices. The nanomaterials comprise a capping layer that results in a reduced wetting layer. The devices having a reduced wetting layer exhibit longer photoelectron lifetime that increases the responsivity and sensitivity of detectors and the conversion efficiency of photovoltaic devices.